This is a simple craft activity that you can use to dress up a child’s bedroom, or instead of putting their initial on the cushion as below, you could attach them to a shirt in the same way for a cute and personal touch. You will need: 2 quilting fat quarters* in coordinating fabrics […]
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Have you ever decided to take a second look in your recycling bin before throwing it all out? You may be surprised. With just a little creativity you can get so much MORE use out of your empty containers. A lot of the time, you may find you have a lot of good plastic
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A simple but effective way of showcasing your treasured family photographs. What you’ll need: 11 6×4 wooden picture frames Command picture hanging strips 5 photographs in portrait orientation 6 photographs in landscape orientation Ruler Pencil Paint (optional) What to do: Place photographs inside frames. On the back of the frames attach Command picture hanging strips
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You can make these for your own children but they also make a nice handmade gift for other children at Christmas time. There are two options here but feel free to create your own designs! RIBBON OPTION You will need: T-shirt Ribbon Sequins Masking tape Needle and thread What to do: Start by cutting nine,
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This is a very simple activity that is not time consuming and recycles things that are just lying around the house. You will need: Jar lids, cleaned and stickers removed Strong craft glue or hot glue gun Last year’s Christmas cards Small amounts of ribbon, lace and other trims What to do: Start by cutting
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Dressing up in costume is fun for all children. And here is a simple way to turn some old men’s dress shirts into nativity attire. You will need: A man’s dress shirt with short sleeves Scissors Muslin wrap Stretchy headband Rope or ribbon Sewing machine and/or over locker (for SEW OPTION only) What to do:
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If you have a generic fake Christmas tree chances are you find the base fairly unsightly. Here is a quick way to cover up the bottom of your tree and make the whole thing more aesthetically pleasing. You will need: Two coordinating fabrics (at least 1m of each depending on the size of your Christmas
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Even though we live in a technological time I still love receiving the old ‘snail mail’ from the postman. Christmas cards are no different and each year we send out a card, containing a printed A4 sheet of photos and news from the past 12 months. Today’s activity can be done in two ways
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Three years ago I wanted to prepare my children, the eldest then 3 and a half, spiritually for Christmas and to offset the secular messages that bombarded them from well, September onwards. Eventually I decided to take a different approach to the Advent calendars that offered a chocolate or a lolly for each day of
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Need your hands free to get things done around the house? To wrangle your toddlers while keeping your baby happy? Or do you just want to keep your little one close to you but not spend a fortune? This was my very first ever sewing project, so you can do it too! I’ve wanted
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